Europe’s finance ministers meet in Riga. They will discuss whether Greece and its lenders can reach a debt deal, as the country tries to cobble together the €770 million ($825 million) due next month to the IMF.

The captain of a migrant smuggling ship faces justice. The Tunisian captain of the boat that capsized off the coast of Libya last weekend and killed hundreds of migrants will emerge from detention in Italy, along with a Syrian crew member, to stand before a judge on human trafficking charges.

While you were sleeping

The Apple Watch hit the market with a low-key launch. A small crowd lined up at some of the Japanese retailers that are stocking the watch, along with a handful of high-end fashion boutiques around the world. But Apple’s own retail stores aren’t yet selling the smartwatch, and most online pre-orders have not yet arrived.

Currency changes slammed América Móvil’s profit. The Mexican telecom company said first-quarter revenue rose in line with expectations as the company grew its data and TV subscriptions across Latin America. But $1 billion in adverse currency fluctuations contributed to a 41% fall in first-quarter net income compared to a year earlier, to 8.2 billion pesos ($540 million).

Comcast dropped it Time Warner Cable acquisition. Regulators had signaled their intention to block the combination of America’s largest and second-largest cable companies. Comcast now plans to walk away rather than put up a fight.

The US admitted that its drone strike killed two hostages. The White House said it was responsible for accidentally killing (paywall) two hostages in January, an American and an Italian, who were being held by Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. US president Barack Obama said he takes full responsibility.

Loretta Lynch became the US attorney general. She is the first black woman to hold the post, following a five-month delay by the US senate to confirm her nomination. Lynch will replace Eric Holder, who has served since 2009 and resigned last September.

Quartz obsession interlude

Nicola Twilley and Cynthia Graber on flavors made by designer yeast. “In the 19th century, scientists began to understand how to synthesize flavor chemicals, whether from plants or from byproducts of coal processing, to evoke familiar flavors. While the technology to evaluate the flavor molecules of a particular food have become increasingly sophisticated in the past century, the basic concept of synthetic flavor has remained unchanged. Until now.” Read more here.

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